Suppose that a specific tax of $3 is imposed on consumers of bread. The bread market supply is Qs = 10 + 0.5P and the bread market demand is Qd = 100-P. What is the consumers' tax burden?
A) Consumers' tax burden is $1.30.
B) Consumers' tax burden is $1.00.
C) Consumers' tax burden is $1.50.
D) Consumers' tax burden is $0.30
B
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